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A newly minted private in the U.S. Army, Mel Brooks strikes a MacArthuresque pose in Brooklyn’s Bridge Plaza neighborhood. Born Melvin Kaminsky, he’d already chosen “Brooks” as a stage name. ((Courtesy of Mel Brooks))
(Courtesy of Mel Brooks)
A newly minted private in the U.S. Army, Mel Brooks strikes a MacArthuresque pose in Brooklyn’s Bridge Plaza neighborhood. Born Melvin Kaminsky, he’d already chosen “Brooks” as a stage name. ((Courtesy of Mel Brooks))
(Courtesy of Mel Brooks)